Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status Under Fire
Harvard President Alan Garber took aim at President Donald Trump's recent threat to revoke the university's tax-exempt status.
'The purpose of tax exemptions for educational institutions is to enable them to successfully fulfill their educational and research missions,' Garber said in an interview. He argued that stripping this status would 'severely undermine' Harvard's ability to operate, calling the potential consequences 'devastating.'
Garber warned that using tax policy as a political weapon sends a 'terrifying message' to universities everywhere. 'It shows how political disagreements could be weaponized to threaten the survival of educational institutions,' he said.
As global citizens and future leaders watch closely, this episode raises big questions about the line between political power and academic freedom—an issue that resonates far beyond one campus.
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